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Codex III
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Texts
Eugnostos the BlessedA philosophical letter on the nature of the invisible God and the divine hierarchy — the Unbegotten Father, the Self-Father, the Immortal Human, the Son of Man, and the Saviour, with their consorts and emanations. From Codex III of the Nag Hammadi Library.The Apocryphon of JohnThe Secret Book of John — a Gnostic revelation dialogue in which the risen Christ reveals to John the nature of the supreme deity, the origin of the divine and material worlds, and the destiny of humanity. Short version from Codex III of the Nag Hammadi Library.The Dialogue of the SaviourA Good Works Translation of the Dialogue of the Saviour from Sahidic Coptic. A fragmentary dialogue between the Lord and three disciples — Judas, Matthew, and Marihamme — on the nature of the cosmos, the way of salvation, and the passing of the powers.The Gospel of the EgyptiansThe Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit — a Sethian Gnostic cosmogony recounting the emanation of the divine world, the establishment of the seed of Seth, and the descent of the Saviour. Also known as the Gospel of the Egyptians. From Codex III of the Nag Hammadi Library.The Sophia of Jesus ChristA Good Works Translation of the Sophia of Jesus Christ from Sahidic Coptic. A post-resurrection dialogue in which the risen Saviour reveals the hidden cosmogony to his twelve disciples and seven women on a mountain in Galilee.